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Enrollment
806
Middle
DISTRICT 659 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA MONICA-MALIBU UNIFIED·NCES 063570006085
John Adams Middle
2425 16th St., Santa Monica, CA 90405 · (310) 452-2326 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL806 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of California public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
358 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 279 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 230 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 296 | 37% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
63.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.4pp since 2014
Math
48.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.9% | 35.6% | 19.9% | 16.7% |
| Math | 28.7% | 19.9% | 24.3% | 27.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.4% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.8% | 43.3% |
| 2022-23 | 64.2% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.5% | 42.3% |
| 2018-19 | 62.9% | 43.1% |
| 2017-18 | 61.7% | 46.3% |
| 2016-17 | 61.7% | 43.3% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 41.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like John Adams Middle
John Adams Middle's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Adams Middle this school | 806 | 44.4% | 54.2% |
| O'Hara Park Middle Oakley | 856 | 41.8% | 26.3% |
| Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy La Mesa | 897 | 48.8% | 43.0% |
| Marshall Academy of the Arts Long Beach | 940 | 45.0% | 54.6% |
| Delta Vista Middle Oakley | 873 | 43.9% | 25.3% |
| Stanford Middle Long Beach | 1,165 | 41.9% | 60.9% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where John Adams Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #291 of 1,224 | #62 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #283 of 1,227 ▲ 58 | #61 of 248 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #279 of 1,227 ▼ 8 | #60 of 248 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #619 of 1,214 | #161 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 806 | #434 of 1,377 | #100 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #230 of 1,279 | #66 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #283 of 1,278 | #37 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #1,002 of 1,329 | #261 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #231 of 930 | #72 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
806
-140 (-15%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 682
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 21.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 806 | 44.4 | 18.2:1 | 44% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 808 | 45.3 | 17.9:1 | 41% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 837 | 44.5 | 18.8:1 | 38% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 946 | 44 | 21.5:1 | 33% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 1,063 | 48.1 | 22.1:1 | 40% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 1,065 | 48 | 22.2:1 | 43% (461) |
| 2010-11 | 1,042 | N/A | N/A | 48% (499) |
| 2000-01 | 1,167 | 54 | 21.6:1 | 38% (438) |
| 1990-91 | 682 | 31 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Adams Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (1,063 to 806); teachers down 8% (48.1 to 44.4).
About John Adams Middle
In Santa Monica, California, John Adams Middle is a mid-sized middle school. It reports enrollment of 806 students in grades 6 through 8. The school is 22% larger than the average for middle schools in California.
District-wide, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified has 15 schools and 8,616 students.
Hispanic students account for 45% of enrollment at John Adams Middle, more than any other group. The remaining students are 36% White, 11% Black, and 6% Asian. Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic, a similar share. The diversity index for John Adams Middle is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.2:1. The average for middle schools in California, 20.7:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 44%. It compares with 70% for public schools in Los Angeles County.
John Adams Middle earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of California public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, John Adams Middle would be expected to post about 53.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.2%.
For the population of Los Angeles County, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Los Angeles County, 2,244 public schools serve about 1,265,907 students.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Will Rogers Elementary, is the closest to John Adams Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. John Adams Middle comes in 5th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place John Adams Middle in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 15%, from 946 to 806. The ratio was 21.5:1 in 2020-21 and 18.2:1 in 2024-25.
People who know John Adams Middle can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
- Santa Monica HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 914 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 597 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 552 students
- Will Rogers ElementaryElementary · 522 students
Other schools in Santa Monica
- Santa Monica HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 914 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 597 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 552 students
- Will Rogers ElementaryElementary · 522 students
Other John Adams Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named John Adams Middle. John Adams Middle is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- John Adams MiddleLos Angeles, CA · 676 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolEDISON, NJ · 930 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolROCHESTER, MN · 867 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolCharleston, WV · 740 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolMason City, IA · 463 students
Nearby schools
- Will Rogers Elementary0.1 mi · 522
- Grant Elementary0.6 mi · 562
- Olympic High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 30
- Edison Elementary0.8 mi · 404
- Santa Monica Alternative (K-8)0.9 mi · 216
- Santa Monica High0.9 mi · 2,588
Frequently asked questions
About John Adams MiddleHow large is John Adams Middle?
John Adams Middle enrolls approximately 806 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does John Adams Middle serve?
John Adams Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at John Adams Middle?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at John Adams Middle.
How diverse is John Adams Middle?
John Adams Middle reports a student body of 36% White, 45% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees John Adams Middle?
John Adams Middle is overseen by Santa Monica-Malibu Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.